“These gifted musicians play with an almost palpable intensity. They launched into a detailed and emotionally gripping performance that allowed all to triumph both individually and collectively.” (Washington Post)

A periodic exploration of poetry and short prose by great Yiddish writers. We read and translate from the Yiddish together, but no previous Yiddish knowledge required. Trust us on this. A chance to enter the culture and feel of Yiddish literature. There will also be great conversation, a little grammar, and many laughs. Bring your lunch.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

Smart, funny, timely and only slightly irreverent, Cainer’s deeply moving tales about his family and observational comedy are a joy. Brilliant rhyming and wordplay, great musicianship and haunting tunes you won’t forget.

Please join us for a traditional Seudah Shelishit. We will sit together at the table, eat a light meal, sing songs, tell stories until the end of the Sabbath, and culminate our time together with Havdalah as we celebrate the coming of the new week.

Four delicious dips into our oldest and most formative stories. Each week we will explore a particular story or character, looking at commentaries, mysticism, numerology, angelology, queer studies, and everything else that comes tumbling in when you open the door of Torah.

Four delicious dips into our oldest and most formative stories. Each week we will explore a particular story or character, looking at commentaries, mysticism, numerology, angelology, queer studies, and everything else that comes tumbling in when you open the door of Torah.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

A night of joyous learning to honor Shavuot, our holiday of revelation. Come for a chunk of it or all of it. Or just for the cheesecake. Study will include text, movement, music, memory and more, from Ner Shalom's luminous roster of innovative teachers.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

Four delicious dips into our oldest and most formative stories. Each week we will explore a particular story or character, looking at commentaries, mysticism, numerology, angelology, queer studies, and everything else that comes tumbling in when you open the door of Torah.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

Four delicious dips into our oldest and most formative stories. Each week we will explore a particular story or character, looking at commentaries, mysticism, numerology, angelology, queer studies, and everything else that comes tumbling in when you open the door of Torah.

Join us for inspiring music, stories, learning and great company. We will celebrate our tradition of activism and our lineage of radical Jews. SSU Professor and prolific author Elaine Leeder will teach us more about our proud history of American Jewish radicalism and its profound contribution to creating a national culture of social justice.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.

Welcome our special guest, Rabbi Deborah Waxman, President of the combined Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities. This is a great honor and opportunity, to receive the head of the Reconstructionist Movement at our shul.

Join us in a deeply settling and enlivening journey from sound to silence, silence to sound. Together we weave sound and breath, connecting deeply, exploring and opening doorways of consciousness. This is a night suitable for Jews and non-Jews.